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Your Account Has Been Limited

PayPal


 

 
Scam Report
Date Reported: 18th May 2010 Whats this? Risk Level: MEDIUM Whats this?
 
Details
 
Email Subject:
 Your Account Has Been Limited
Apparent Sender:
 PayPal Whats this?
Return Address:
 service@paypal.co.uk Whats this?
Email Format:  HTML Whats this?
 
URL of Web Content:
 http://christianpress.com/content/PP/PAYPAL.CO.UK/
 paypal.co.uk/paypal.co.uk/cgi-bin/webscr/cmd=_logi
 n-run/dispatch=/5885d80a13c0db1fb694/b0aeae66fdb09
 0c3508df63c7a08/update/index.htm
  Whats this?
Anchor text of URLs:
 1) clicking here., 2) log in, 3) here Whats this?
Location:
 Location not available Whats this?
 
Scam number:
 10206-134450-374000
 
Comments:
  • Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at PayPal by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.


  • PayPal never send their users emails requesting personal details in this way.


  • The spoof website this email links to was not online at time of this report, but variations of the scam which link to working websites are bound to exist, so be wary! The website may have been taken down or disabled by the hosts, but quite often these websites are hosted on the personal computer of the phishers, so may only be online at certain times.


     
Content
 
 

Dear Valued PAYPALŪ Customer,

Due to recent fraudulent transactions, we
have issued the following security
requirements.

It has come to our attention that 98% of all
fraudulent transactions are caused by members
using stolen credit cards to
purchase or sell non existant items. Thus we
require our members to add a Debit/Check card
to their billing records as
part of our continuing commitment to protect
your account and to reduce the instance of
fraud on our website. You...



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